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in indiana 15 month old angel babcock had had seemingly been a miracle survival. she was found clinging to life in a field behind her home after the storm that took the lives of both her parents and two siblings. but overnight her condition deteriorated and she was taken off life support. in all the national weather service confirmed 51 tornadoes across 11 states on friday and into early saturday. from the great lakes spreading south the gulf cot and as far east as georgia and the carolinas. at one point as many as four million people were within 25 miles of a tornado. the widespread devastation meant a huge clean-up job. whether it was using bulldozers to clear cars and vans or trying to restore power. utility crews worked through the weekend. about 2700 customers remained in the dark in indiana, down from a peak of 8,000. a drive-through henryville today showed the scope of destruction with block after block leveled. people began returning over the weekend to pick through the rubble. >> i am so glad that everyone is okay. glad not only my family is okay but othe
in indiana 15 month old angel babcock had had seemingly been a miracle survival. she was found clinging to life in a field behind her home after the storm that took the lives of both her parents and two siblings. but overnight her condition deteriorated and she was taken off life support. in all the national weather service confirmed 51 tornadoes across 11 states on friday and into early saturday. from the great lakes spreading south the gulf cot and as far east as georgia and the carolinas. at...
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about 2700 customers remained in the dark in indiana, down from a peak of 8,000. a drive-through henryville today showed the scope of destruction with block after block leveled. people began returning over the weekend to pick through the rubble. >> i am so glad that everyone is okay. glad not only my family is okay but other people's families are okay. i'm so sorry for the ones who lost family members and everyone else who lost their home. >> reporter: indiana's governor toured the stricken towns praising the resell yens he saw. >> as always when things are at their worst the people in this state are at their best. >> reporter: and other states as well. supplies and donations from around the country poured in over the weekend. volunteers from denver unloaded fresh drinking water and other supplies. >> it doesn't really matter what it is, we will do as much as we can to help out. >> reporter: much of the aid went to hundreds of people now living in shelters. >> the tornado took it all away from us. >> you think that the world is not necessarily a good place to live
about 2700 customers remained in the dark in indiana, down from a peak of 8,000. a drive-through henryville today showed the scope of destruction with block after block leveled. people began returning over the weekend to pick through the rubble. >> i am so glad that everyone is okay. glad not only my family is okay but other people's families are okay. i'm so sorry for the ones who lost family members and everyone else who lost their home. >> reporter: indiana's governor toured the...
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at least three people were killed in indiana. the syrian government proclaimed it had "cleansed" part of the city of homs. the announcement came amid reports of executions and mass arrests. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned the world against resuming nuclear talks with iran. he spoke in canada, ahead of a monday meeting with president obama. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics on "the doubleheader." on "art beat," jeff spoke with the hosts of the first pbs online film festival. and tonight's edition of "need to know" goes back to ohio in advance of tuesday's primary. they revisit the stories of four people hit hard by the recession, and ask what they want from the presidential hopefuls. here's an excerpt. >> here in ohio, we've seen deep resilience in the face of real economic stress. >> i have to keep on moving on. >> reporter: and now with ohio's critical republican primary just days away, the most important state of all on s
at least three people were killed in indiana. the syrian government proclaimed it had "cleansed" part of the city of homs. the announcement came amid reports of executions and mass arrests. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned the world against resuming nuclear talks with iran. he spoke in canada, ahead of a monday meeting with president obama. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics...
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in the lawsuits filed by organizations like the naacp and others against the georgia and indiana laws. those lawsuits were thrown out because the courts found they were run not discriminatory, and two because the plaintiffs couldn't produce anyone who would be unable to vote because of these voter id laws. >> ifill: pardon me. let me ask about this. what is the problem that these new laws are attemptng to fix. >> they prevent a series of things. for example, impersonation fraud at the polls. voting under fictitious voter registration names or people who already died. voting by illegal aliens, and there's been plenty of cases of people registering and voting. also, they can deter individuals from voting who are registered in more than one state. >> ifill: ms. wiser, are these problems which are worth fixing. >> certainly voter fraud is a serious crime an when it occurs, it shld be prosecuted to its full extent. fortunately, voter fraud and the kinds that are targeted by these laws are so extraordinarily rare that americans are more likely to be struck by lightening than to commit that
in the lawsuits filed by organizations like the naacp and others against the georgia and indiana laws. those lawsuits were thrown out because the courts found they were run not discriminatory, and two because the plaintiffs couldn't produce anyone who would be unable to vote because of these voter id laws. >> ifill: pardon me. let me ask about this. what is the problem that these new laws are attemptng to fix. >> they prevent a series of things. for example, impersonation fraud at...
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area's worst tornado outbreak in 40 years, we have a video report on recovery efforts in henryville, indiana, from public media station wfyi in indianapolis. all that and more is on our web site, newshourpbs.org. >> suarez: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the second of miles o'brien's reports from fukushima, where he examines the efforts to decontaminate the land around the power plant. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the ide
area's worst tornado outbreak in 40 years, we have a video report on recovery efforts in henryville, indiana, from public media station wfyi in indianapolis. all that and more is on our web site, newshourpbs.org. >> suarez: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for...